2011 Stanley Cup Finals

Boston Sports Grand Slam Hits Apex In 2004: The Red Sox & Patriots

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No city has owned the sports world since the dawn of the 21st century the way Boston has. The Hub’s four pro sports franchises have combined to win seven championships, along with three more runner-ups. In an eight-year span from 2004-11, each of the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics won one crown, the tightest such span in history—and by a lot. TheSportsNotebook pays tribute to this historic time by focusing first on 2004—the year the Patriots won their third Super Bowl in four years and the Red Sox won their first World Series title in 86. Then we’ll conclude with a briefer tribute to the 2008 Celtics and 2011 Bruins, as they completed the Championship Grand Slam.

The Best Of Recent Stanley Cup History

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The Stanley Cup Finals are set to begin tomorrow night in the Meadowlands when the New Jersey Devils host the Los Angeles Kings. To set the stage for the series, TheSportsNotebook delved into the recent history of the Finals. We’ve had the drama of a Game 7 six times in the last twelve years. So let’s start off our Finals prep with a little walk-through of those great battles…

Are The Vancouver Canucks Tough Enough To Win It All?

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Twice in their history the Vancouver Canucks have come within one game of winning the franchise’s first Stanley Cup and come up short. The most painful was last season, when they had the best record in hockey, had the Boston Bruins down 2-0 and 3-2 in games in last year’s Finals, before finally being hammered in Games 6 & 7 to end the dream. The Canucks are riding high this year too, leading the Western Conference on the strength of a seven-game win streak and tied with the New York Rangers for the most points overall. Ironically the Rangers are the other team to beat Vancouver in Game 7 of the Finals, that being back in 1994. Can the 2012 Vancouver Canucks get that one additional win? TheSportsNotebook breaks down the team overall and looks specifically at their current seven-game win streak to find some answers…